On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Their station requires no artifice to support it, and can only be maintained by enlightening mankind.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Their station requires no artifice to support it, and can only be maintained by enlightening mankind.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine argues that the French National Assembly's authority is sustained not by trickery, but by educating and informing the populace.
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